Activity – Trimester III

01. Complete the conversation with less or as . . . as and the words

in parentheses. Make the verbs negative only when not is given.
Use than and the second as only where necessary.

Tina: Your new camera (1) ______isn’t as big as______ (not be / big) your old one.

Dawn: I know. It (2) isn't as heavy as (not be / heavy) my old X-2000, and it was
(3) more expensive than (expensive), too.

Tina: But you took great photos with your old one! Why did you decide to change?

Dawn: Well, my old camera was really difficult to use, so I (4) didn't take photos
often (not take photos / often) I wanted to. This new camera is (5) not as
complicated as (not be / complicated) my old one, so it’s much (6) easier
(difficult) to use.

Tina: And what about your photos? Are they (7) nicer than (nice) the ones from
your old camera?

Dawn: Oh yes, they’re just (8) as good as (good) my old ones.

02. Rewrite each sentence with the word(s) in parentheses.

I. My watch is less attractive than yours. (not as . . . as)

My watch is not as attractive as yours.

II. Sally’s shoes aren’t as fancy as Jill’s. (less)

Sally's shoes are less fancy than Jill's.

III. Adam exercises less frequently than he used to. (not as . . . as)

Adam does not exercise as frequently as he used to.

IV. This supermarket isn’t as expensive as the one across the street. (less) This
supermarket is less expensive than the one across the street.

V. The actor’s new movie isn’t as exciting as his last one. (less)

The actor's new movie is less exciting than his last one.

_ VI. This gym is less convenient than the one near my house. (not as . . . as)

This gym is not as convenient as the one near my house

VII. This review is less positive than that one. (not as . . . as)

This review is not as positive as that one.

VIII. The new tablet doesn’t start up as quickly as the old one. (less)

The new tablet doesn't start up as quickly as the old one.

03. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adverbs in
parentheses + than. 1. My new oven works a lot ______better than_______
(good) my old oven. It heats up much more quickly than (quick) my old oven, but
it also burns food more often than (often) my old one!

2. Now that he’s a manager, Gerry works a lot harder than (hard) he used to. He
also travels

more frequently than (frequent) he did before, and his trips last longer than (long)
they used to.

3. People are creating garbage more rapidly than (rapid) they used to. They are
throwing away their old things because they can buy new goods more easily than
(easy) before. In the past, people treated their belongings more carefully than
(careful) they do now.

04. Use the words in parentheses to complete the conversation with

comparative adjectives or adverbs.

Add than where necessary. In some cases, more than one answer is
possible. Matt: My phone is working (1) ______worse than______ (badly) ever!
And it’s (2) older than (old) all the other phones I see, too. I want a (3) more
(modern) phone.

Lara: Take a look at my phone. It was (4) cheaper than (cheap) my last phone,
and I’m much (5) happier (happy) with it. When I’m traveling, I listen to music (6)
as often as (often) I do when I’m at home, so I wanted a phone with a (7) bigger
(big) memory card.
Matt: Wow, it’s much (8) nicer than (nice) mine! The screen is a lot (9) larger
(large), too. I want one like that!

Lara: Yeah, you need a big screen, because you watch videos on your phone
(10) more frequently than (frequently) I do.

05. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjective or
adverb in parentheses.

I. ______The biggest______ (big) piles of trash on Mount Everest are on

the lower areas. II. Trash is one of the worst (bad) problems on Mount

Everest now.

III. Many climbers consider K2, a mountain between Pakistan and China, to be
the most difficult (difficult) mountain to climb, not Mount Everest.

IV. Ted was the most experienced (experienced) climber on the

expedition. V. Which climber is the farthest (far) from the top?